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Thursday, January 06, 2022

Winter Leagues Playoffs 2021-2022: Round-Robin Recaps LVBP & LIDOM 1/5/22

From the desk: FANÁTICO del BÉISBOL de INVIERNO

! FELIZ AÑO NUEVO !



   

ROUND-ROBIN: Cardenales de Lara (4-3) @ Tigres de Aragua (3-5)

Matters quickly go awry for Cardenales de Lara starter Raul Rivero who yielded five runs in the third inning highlighted by Los Tigres right fielder Jose Martinez's three-run home run.  Los Cardenales strike back with three runs in the fifth against Aragua starter Alexis Candelario and knock him from the box.  But Los Tigres add insurance runs in the home fifth on a two-run home run by left fielder Denis Phipps and add another in the sixth for an 8-3 lead.  Lara designated hitter, and a Mets familiar Ali Sanchez doubled home Los Tigres fourth run in the eighth.  Los Tigres threaten again in the top of the ninth with one run but no more.  Aragua left-hander Fabian Cota with two scoreless innings pitched, and two strikeouts earned the victory in relief while Lara's Raul Rivero took the loss.
  • FINAL: Lara 5; Aragua 8
  • BOXSCORE Jan. 5 

ROUND-ROBIN: Leones de Caracas (1-6) @ Caribes de Anzoategui (5-2)

Caracas opens the scoring with two runs on three hits in the top of the second, while their pitching keeps Anzoategui off the board through the third.  That is until the roof collapses upon Los Leones during the upcoming frames.  Los Caribes post three runs in the fourth and fifth innings, two in the sixth, and four more in the seventh for a commanding 12-3 lead.  First baseman Balbino Fuenmayor leads the bat attack with a two-run home run in the fourth, and a solo shot in the sixth, third baseman Niuman Romero hit a three-run blast in the fifth right fielder Victor Reyes drove in three runs.  Facing Caribes reliever Freddy Pacheco in the top of the ninth, Leones' catcher Alfredo Gonzalez greets him with a leadoff home run.  A walk, single, double, a run later, and so much for a clean, tidy finish.  Right-hander Lester Oliveros finally replaces Pacheco.  With one out, Romer Cuadrado doubles home two more runs cutting Los Leones' deficit to five.  At this point, Lester Oliveros exits with an injured hand, and right-hander Andres Sotillet enters the game and hits the first batter he faces with a pitch.  A base hit then loads the bases still with one out.  A lineout to second base keeps everyone in place.  Andres Sotillet strikes out Alfredo Gonzalez, swinging to finally bring this game to a harrowing end.
  • FINAL: Caracas 7; Anzoategui 12
  • BOXSCORE Jan. 5



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ROUND ROBIN: Gigantes del Cibao (6-2) @ Tigres de Licey (4-4)

Pitching rules the night, a duel in classic albeit collective form.  Left-hander Enny Romero starts for Los Gigantes and is opposed by Albert Abreu for Los Tigres.  After four scoreless frames, Cibao left fielder Marcell Ozuna opens the scoring with a home run.  Enny Romero yields just one hit and one walk with five strikeouts over five scoreless innings for the victory.  Four Cibao relievers join together for three scoreless innings.  Los Gigantes picks up a much-needed insurance run in the top of the ninth, albeit unearned.  But it would nonetheless prove decisive.  Los Tigres scraped together a run in the home ninth but nothing more.  Cibao right-hander Ryan Kussmaul managed the save.  Albert Abreu takes the hard-luck loss, allowing just one run on three hits with three strikeouts over 5.1 innings pitched.
  • FINAL: Cibao 2; Licey 1
  • BOXSCORE Jan. 5 

ROUND-ROBIN: Estrellas Orientales (3-5) @ Aguilas Cibaenas (3-5)

Only three of Los Estrellas' 14 total hits go for extra bases.  But after opening the scoring with a run in the third, they nevertheless erupt for seven runs in the sixth inning en route to an 8-3 victory over Los Aguilas.  Shortstop Gustavo Nunez accounted for three runs batted in.  Starter Rony Garcia allowed just two hits and three walks with two strikeouts over five scoreless innings for the win.  Cibaenas starter Marcos Diplan yielded one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings in a losing effort.  Los Aguilas' bullpen could not maintain, allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks with just one strikeout over the final four frames.
  • FINAL: Orientales 8; Cibaenas 3
  • BOXSCORE Jan. 5



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Monday, January 03, 2022

Winter Leagues Baseball Playoff Preview 2021-2022

From the desk: FANÁTICO del BÉISBOL de INVIERNO

! FELIZ AÑO NUEVO !



The regular season winds down on Tuesday, Jan. 4, with Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Indios de Mayaguez still locked in a pitched battle for first place.  The third-place Cangrejeros de Santurce and fourth place Gigantes de Carolina round out the semifinals.  The RA12 squad is eliminated.




The league's top five teams of the field of eight advances to the round-robin semifinals now five games in.  Los Navegantes de Magallanes clinched the regular-season championship by four games over Los Cardinales de Lara.  The round-robin series runs from Dec. 27 through Jan. 16, with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.




LIDOM's round-robin series runs from Dec. 27 through Jan. 17 with ten games down and 26 more contests to go.  The top four teams of the six-team field advance.  In a hotly contested race, Los Gigantes del Cibao clinched the regular season flag by one game over Los Estrellas Orientales.  Los Tigres del Licey finished two games back, and Los Aguilas Cibeanas finished three back.




Round One of the LMP playoffs is complete.  Los Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Los Mayos de Navojoa have been eliminated.  The remaining four teams advance to the semifinals, which commence Tuesday, Jan. 4, with Los Tomateros de Culiacan facing off against Los Algodoneros de Guasave and Los Charros de Jalisco pitted against Los Sultanes de Monterrey. 




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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Serie del Caribe 2020-2021 Tournament Preview

From the desk: FANÁTICO DEL BÉISBOL DE INVIERNO

CARIBBEAN SERIES 
2020-2021

HOST
MAZATLAN, MEXICO
Jan. 31 ~ Feb. 6

@beisboldecaribe 
SerieDelCaribe/YouTube

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CONFEDERACION de BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL del CARIBE
est. 1949
 
MEMBERS
MEXICO ~ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PUERTO RICO ~ VENEZUELA


INVITATION
PANAMA ~ COLOMBIA






The defending champions come all the way back from a 3-1 series deficit against the favored Naranjeros de Hermosillo to win three straight games and clinch back-to-back LMP championships.  Los Tomateros de Culiacan was founded in 1965.  Second, only to Hermosillo, this marks the team's 13th LMP championship.  It's their second in a row, and their third title in the last four years.  They are two-time Serie del Caribe champions in 1996 and 2002.  Mexico is third among counties with nine Caribbean titles.  They last captured the Caribbean championship in 2016 via Los Venados de Mazatlan.  Coincidentally, Mazatlan will be hosting this year's Serie del Caribe.  Catch last night's thrilling game seven victory recap HERE. 





Los Aguilas baseball club was founded in 1933.  They are tied for second-most Caribbean titles with five.  In 1998, Los Aguilas went undefeated in the round-robin tournament to capture their second of back-to-back Caribe titles.  The Dominican Republic leads the Confederation with twenty Serie del Caribe championships.  The Dominican Republic is also the defending Caribbean champions, with Los Toros del Este capturing last year's title.  Team Dominican Republic features a host of major leaguers including Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, Juan Lagares, Jonathan Villar and pitcher Carlos Martinez.





As a founding member of LBPRC established in 1938, Los Criollos de Caguas won their league record 19th Puerto Rican championship by defeating Los Indios de Mayagüez.  It's their first title since seizing back-to-back league flags during the 2016-2018 seasons, in which they also went on to capture the Caribbean championship each time.  Along with Cibaeñas of the Dominican Republic, Caguas is tied for second-most with five Caribbean championships, while Puerto Rico itself is second all-time with 16 Serie del Caribe titles.  Los Criollos will feature MLB catcher Yadier Molina and this year's LBPRC MVP and New York Mets farmhand Johneshwy Fargas.  Selected in the reinforcement draft from Los Indios de Mayagüez are Henry Ramos, Jack Lopez, Jeremy Rivera, and Emmanuel Rivera.  Former New York Mets catcher Juan Centeno was selected from Los Atenienses de Manatí.





The LVBP was established in 1945.  Los Caribes were founded in 1987 but did not take the field until 1991.  Anzoátegui defeated the defending champion Los Cardenales de Lara to capture their fourth-ever LVBP title.  Lara was defeated by Los Toros del Este in last year's Caribbean Championship.  Los Caribes have yet to win a Caribbean title; Venezuela has won seven Caribbean titles in the country's history.  Venezuela last won the tournament in 2009 (Tigres de Aragua).  Reinforcements from Los Aguilas de Zulia Silvino Bracho and Ali Castillo will continue forward with Los Caribes, as will pitchers Raul Rivero, Logan Darnell, Yapson Gomez and Williams Perez from Los Cardenales de Lara.





The Panamanian regular season was canceled due to COVID.  Therefore, the 2020-2019 Astronautas de Chiriqui (Los Santos) are technically the defending champions.  However, Los Federales de Chiriqui has been selected to represent Panama (again by invitation) in this Caribbean tourney.  The team will more resemble an all-star squad incorporating players drafted from the circuit's three other members.  Among their reinforcements, Los Federales will be adding infielder Jesus Lopez from the Nicaraguan Baseball League, from the Dominican Republic Alejandro de Aza and Eury De La Rosa, and American recruits left-handed pitcher Austin Warner and right-hander Geoff Broussard.  Panama recently won the 2018-2019 Series del Caribe when Panama City stepped up at the last minute as host site due to rising political unrest in (scheduled host) Venezuela putting the tournament in jeopardy.  Historically, Panama is a founding member of the original Confederation and winner of the 1950 Caribbean championship.  Panama, with Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Cuba, comprise the original four members.  Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution caused the Confederation to suspend operations for the next ten years until it restarted again in 1970.  New incoming members Mexico and the Dominican Republic (replacing Cuba and Panama) joined returning members Puerto Rico and Venezuela.





Cuba, due to visa issues, did not participate in the 2019-2020 Caribbean tournament.  They were replaced by Colombia (by invitation), who this year will again participate in their second straight tournament as Cuba had already notified the Confederation of their withdrawal from this year's tourney.  Founded in 1984, the "Alligators" defeated Los Vaqueros de Monteria in seven games to win their eleventh LPBC championship.  This marks the team's first trip to the Caribbean Series.  Team Colombia features former New York Met Dilson Herrera.  They'll be reinforced by league MVP Jordan Diaz from Los Vaqueros de Montería and Harold Ramirez, shortstop Brallan Perez and catcher Carlos Martínez from Los Tigres de Cartagena.



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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Winter Leagues Playoffs 2020-2021: LIDOM Championship Game One Recap & LBPRC News

From the desk: FANÁTICO DEL BÉISBOL INVIERNO

2020 ~ 2021





LIDOM CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
GAME ONE
Aguilas Cibaeñas       1
Gigantes del Cibao    5
FINAL
 
BOXSCORE 1/11/2021 - Los Gigantes wasted no time knocking Aguilas' starter and Long Island (N.Y.) native Joe Van Meter out of the box.  Runs batted in from designated hitter Juan Francisco and left fielder Peter O'Brien in the first inning, and a run batted in from Kelvin Gutierrez in the second staked Gigantes' starter, Cesar Valdez, to a 3-0 lead.  Joe Van Meter was yanked after allowing three runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings.  Catcher Francisco Peña put the Aguilas on the board with a one-out home run in the third.  Kelvin Gutierrez in the fourth drove in his second run of the game, giving Cibao a 4-1 lead, and second baseman Abiatal Avelino in the eighth drove in Los Gigantes' fifth and final run.  Cesar Valdez allowed one run on just two hits and one walk with three strikeouts through five innings for the victory.
⚾ Aguilas Cibaeñas was founded in 1937 and in 1951 became a founding member of La Liga del Beisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana.  The Eagles are among the winningest teams in LIDOM history with 21 league championships.  They last captured the title during the 2017-2018 season.  Cibaeñas eliminated last year's champion, Los Toros del Este.
 
⚾ Los Gigantes del Cibao was founded in 1996 and play their home games at Estadio Julian Javier (constructed 1975) in San Francisco de Macorís.  They captured their lone league championship during the 2014-2015 season.  They made three other championship series appearances, first during the 2003-2004 season, then back-to-back from 2008 through 2010.






SEMIFINAL - I

Los Criollos de Caguas defeated RA12 (this season's expansion entrant) in their semifinal series four games to none.  RA12 was founded by Roberto Alomar as a developmental team for the benefit of Puerto Rican youth.  Los Criollos won back-to-back LBPRC championships during the 2016-2018 seasons.  Caguas right fielder and New York Mets farmhand Johneshwy Fargas was voted this season's LBPRC's Most Valuable Player unanimously.  He hit .349 with six doubles in sixteen regular-season games, four home runs with 17 runs batted in, and a .434 OBP.  Caguas awaits the resumption and conclusion of the series between Manati and Mayaguez.

SEMIFINAL - II

On Jan. 2, 2021, Los Indios de Mayaguez defeated the Atenienses de Manati in game one of their semifinal series by a final score of 12 to 2.  But the series was suspended the very next day.  Five positive COVID test results caused the league to halt play until further notice.  Two rounds of testing continued throughout the weekend.  Manati returned negative results.  On Monday, Jan. 11, the Athenians were cleared by LBPRC and Health officials to resume practice.  Monday's test results for Mayaguez are still pending.




SEMIFINAL - I
  1. Tomateros de Culiacan vs. Yaquis de Obregon (Tuesday)
SEMIFINAL - II
  1. Sultanes de Monterrey vs. Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Tuesday)
TEAM SITES

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Monday, January 04, 2021

Winter League Playoffs 2020-2021: LIDOM Round-Up

From the desk: FANATICO DEL BEISBOL DE INVIERNO


⚾   JAN. 3, 2021   ⚾





On Sunday, Los Gigantes del Cibao took a two games to none lead in their series against Los Estrellas Orientales.  Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in the first inning to give Orientale a prompt 1-0 lead.  Undeterred, Gigantes right fielder Moises Sierra led off the top of the second with a double and scored on a double-play.  Cibao then took a 2-1 lead in the third on left fielder Jose Siri's two-out home run to left.  Los Estrellas second baseman and Mets farmhand Gustavo Nuñez singled home the tying run in the fourth.  In the top of the seventh, Jose Siri connected on his second home run of the game, and first baseman Ronald Guzman tripled and scored, giving Cibao a 4-2 lead.  Los Estrellas rallied for a run in the ninth, but Ryan Kussmaul was able to secure the save.  Los Estrellas designated hitter Robinson Cano was 2 for 4, with a double. 

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Los Toros del Este outlasted Los Aguilas Cibaeñas to take a two games to none lead in their semifinal series.  Aguilas starter Carlos Martinez allowed no runs on just two hits and two walks with six strikeouts through six innings pitched.  Los Toros starter Raúl Valdés through five innings yielded no runs on three hits, and no walks with four strikeouts.  Both exited with no decisions.  Los Aguilas rallied for a run in the eighth, but not before Los Toros designated hitter Yasiel Puig (from the dugout) is ejected from the game.  When play resumes, Cibaeñas scores on consecutive hits from Juan Lagares and Melky Cabrera.  In the bottom half of the eighth, Los Toros immediately load the bases.  Left fielder Miguel Andujar's sacrifice fly to center plates the tying run.  Shortstop Jorge Mateo then scores the go-ahead run on a force play at second.  Southpaw Fernando Abad pitches a scoreless ninth for the save.  Right-hander Jairo Asencio earned the win in relief. 


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  • BOXSCORE 1/4/2021: Cibaeñas 3; Este 1
  • SERIES: Toros del Este lead Aguilas del Cibaeñas; 2-1
Los Aguilas de Cibaeñas claim their first victory in game three.  Facing Los Toros del Este starter  Jenrry Mejia in the bottom of the first, Melky Cabrera, Mets farmhand second baseman Robel García, and first baseman Rangel Ravelo, each drove in a run apiece.  Cibaeñas starter Yoanner Negrín allowed just one hit and four walks with six strikeouts through six scoreless innings for the win.  Southpaw Gregory Soto picked up the save.  Right fielder Yasiel Puig drove in Los Toros' lone run of the game with a double in the eighth, and Miguel Andujar went hitless in three at-bats.

 
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  • BOXSCORE 1/4/2021: Cibao 3; Orientale 2 (10-innings)
  • SERIES: Gigantes del Cibao lead Estrellas del Orientales; 2-1
Los Gigantes del Cibao strike first.   Shortstop Oneil Cruz's home run off major league veteran Ervin Santana in the second inning lasted through the seventh.  That is, until Robinson Cano's two-run home run in the top of the eighth gave Los Estrellas Orientales a 2-1 lead over Los Gigantes.   In the bottom half of the eighth, Cibao center fielder Jose Siri hit a home run (his third of the series) to send this game into extra innings.   Facing Matt Pobereyko in the home tenth, Gigantes' second baseman Abiatal Avelino draws a lead-off walk and promptly steals second.   Jose Siri follows with his third hit of the game, driving home Avelino with the game-winning run.   Right-hander Domingo Tapia earns the victory.


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Sunday, January 03, 2021

Winter League Playoffs 2020-2021: LBPRC & LIDOM Game Recaps

From the desk: FANÁTICO DEL BÉISBOL DE INVIERNO

Opening Games of 2020-2021 
Winter Leagues Playoffs Are Underway

FINALS a/o 2 JAN 2021





BOXSCORE - In Puerto Rico, top-seeded Los Criollos de Caguas take game one against number four seed RA12 at Estadio Pedro Montañez in the city of Cayey.  With two runners aboard in the bottom of the third, Mets farmhand Johneshwy Fargas singles on a comebacker to RA12 starter Juan Aponte who throws errantly to first; third baseman Edwin Diaz scores on the play.  Caguas scores twice more before the frame is through on a pair of sacrifice flies for a 3-0 lead entering the fourth.  The RobertoAlomar12 squad scores their lone run of the game on designated hitter Glenn Santiago's triple in the seventh.  Los Criollos pick up two insurance runs in the eighth en route to a 5-1 victory.  Johneshwy Fargas' base hit ends up being Los Criollos' only hit of the game but reached base on seven walks and three errors.  Right-hander Jose DeLeon earns the victory upon yielding no runs on just three hits and no walks with ten strikeouts through six innings pitched.  Four Criollos pitchers join in limiting RA12 to just four hits, three walks while fanning fourteen.
  • SCORE: Caguas 5; RA12 1

BOXSCORE - In the series pitting the number two and three seeds, Los Indios de Mayaguez roll to a commanding 12-2 victory over Los Atenienses de Manati at Estadio Isidoro "El Cholo" Garcia.  Indios right fielder Henry Ramos homers in the fourth, and former Mets favorite and local Bronx product T.J. Rivera doubles as part of Mayaguez' twelve hit barrage.
  • SCORE: Mayaguez 12; Manati 2




BOXSCORE - Fans in attendance at Estadio Julian Javier in San Francisco de Macorís were treated to an old fashioned pitching duel between opposing staffs.  Starting for Los Gigantes del Cibao, Richelson Pena allowed no runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts through 5.1 innings pitched for the victory.  Three relievers join to pitch 3.2 innings of no-run, no-hit ball with one walk and four strikeouts.  Los Gigantes score the lone run of the game in the seventh on a challenged (and upheld call) tag-up from third base.  Otherwise, five Estrellas Orientales pitchers allow just the one run on six hits and five walks with six strikeouts.  Estrellas' shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr., goes 0 for 3, and designated hitter Robinson Cano collects two hits in four at-bats albeit in a losing effort.
  • SCORE: Orientale 0; Cibao 1 

BOXSCORE - With a lineup featuring Miguel Andujar and Yasiel Puig, Los Toros del Este rout Juan Lagares and Melky Cabrera and Los Aguilas del Cibaenas, 9 to 1, at Estadio Cibao.  Los Toros designated hitter Pete O'Brien homered twice, once in the third and again in the seventh.
  • SCORE: Este 9; Cibaenas 1


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Thursday, February 08, 2018

Serie del Caribe 2018: Puerto Rico to Face Dominican Republic in Final

From the desk of:  Beisbol Invierno


Championship Game
Dominican Republic
Aguilas Cibeanas
vs.
Puerto Rico
Criollos de Caguas

Los Criollos de Caguas: Champs Return to Serie del Caribe Final in Grand Fashion.

With a come from behind victory in the semi-finals over Venezuela, los Criollos de Caguas advance, and will defend their Serie del Caribe title Thursday evening against Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican Republic.

Los Caribes de Anzoategui opened the scoring during Wednesday's elimination match against Puerto Rico with a run in the second inning.

After surrendering a lead-off single in the bottom of the fifth, Puerto Rico starting pitcher Orlando Roman was relieved by Fernando Cruz.  Los Caribes promptly greeted him with three straight hits, knocking Fernando out of the box.  Caguas manager Luis Matos then summoned reliever Luis Cruz whom put an end to Venezuela's threat, but not before Puerto Rico's deficit grew to four.

Caribes starting lanzador Daryl Thompson retired 15 of the first 16 Criollos batters he faced through five scoreless innings of work.

Thompson then opened the top of the sixth by fanning Criollos catcher Jonathan Morales.  But Caguas followed with a trio of hits to load the bases, and send Daryl Thompson to the showers.

Caribes manager Omar Lopez naturally followed up, bringing in reliever Nestor Molina to face Criollos number three hitter Anthony Garcia.  After swinging through a pair of pitches and looking at two others, Garcia deposited Nestor Molina's fifth offering over the left field wall for a game-tying grand slam home run.

Undeterred, Venezuela reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the seventh off Caguas reliever Robby Rowland.

However, los Caribes would unravel in the top of the eighth.  Suffice it to say, a pair of hits, a passed ball, a stolen base, an intentional walk, a wild pitch, and a catcher's throwing error later, and Caguas emerged with a one run lead, and ultimately, victory.

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Los Aguilas Cibaenas, representing the Dominican Republic, overcame an early 0-3 deficit against Cuba to advance into the Caribbean tournament's finale against los Criollos.  Cibaenas waited to inflict their offensive damage upon Cuba late in the game, posting a pair of runs in the sixth, three in the seventh, and two more runs in the top of the eighth.  In response, all Cuba could muster was a run in the eighth, but no more.  The Cubans would ultimately fall by a 7-4 final margin.


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Monday, February 05, 2018

Serie del Caribe 2018: Defending Champs Experience First Setback

From the desk of:  BEISBOL INVIERNO
desde Estadio Charros, 
Guadalajara, Mexico

ICYMI:
Pool Play Standings: Through Day Three
Cuba   2-0
VEN    2-1
D.R.    1-1
P.R.     1-1
MEX   0-3


Round Robin: Day Three




DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6; PUERTO RICO 3

The defending champions suffered their first setback of the tournament, as los Criollos were doubled up by the Dominican Republic during Sunday's early game.  Los Aguilas Cibaenas jumped out to a 5-0 lead after just two innings.  Aguilas starter Francisley Bueno allowed six hits and two walks, and fanned three over five scoreless innings of work.  Although Puerto Rico rallied for three runs in the sixth, Cibaenas relievers Ramon Ramirez, Wirfin Obispo, and Josh Judy, joined to walk just one and fan three over four scoreless innings of two-hit ball, thus silencing Caguas the rest of the way.  Los Aguilas Cibaenas scored one last run in the eighth en route to their first victory of the tournament.  Giovanni Soto took the loss after allowing five earned runs on seven hits before ever recording an out in the second inning.



   


VENEZUELA 6; MEXICO 2

Host Mexico has now bowed out of three straight games, and with just one game left in pool play appear all but eliminated from the tournament.  While Mexico sits idle on Monday, they will be looking on desperately needing losses from Puerto Rico (vs. Venezuela), and the Dominican Republic (vs. Cuba).  Meanwhile, Venezuela wins their second straight after losing their Serie opener.  Los Caribes de Anzoategui continued slugging away on Sunday.  They've connected for thirteen doubles and seven home runs over three games.



 Pool Play: Day Four/Monday
  • Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela
  • Cuba vs. Dominican Republic


Pool Play: Day Five/Tuesday
  • Cuba vs. Puerto Rico
  • Mexico vs. Dominican Republic



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Sunday, February 04, 2018

Serie del Caribe 2018: Cuba Takes the High Ground

From the desk of:  BEISBOL INVIERNO




Pool Play
CUBA   2-0
P.R.       1-0
 VEN      1-1
D.R.       0-1
MEX     0-2


Round Robin: Day One


CUBA 6; VENEZUELA 4

In the tournament's opening game, Venezuela was forced into playing from behind throughout.  Cuba's Alazanes de Granma jumped out to an immediate 2-0 lead in the first.  But los Caribes de Anzoategui struck back with a run in the third, then tied the game on a solo home run from DH Luis Jimenez in the fourth.  Cuba reclaimed the lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth, then added two insurance runs in the seventh.  The teams then traded runs in the eighth, and Venezuela scored a run in the top of the ninth, but no more.  Granma took the game's opening contest by a 6-4 final.



PUERTO RICO 7; MEXICO 4

Puerto Rico's Criollos de Caguas began defense of their Serie del Caribe title with an opening victory over Mexico's Tomateros de Ciliacan.  Los Criollos jumped out to an early 3-1 lead through the top of the third.  However, Mexico answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, then took a 4-3 lead in the home fourth inning.  With two out in the top of the fifth, Criollos right fielder Anthony Garcia singled home the game's tying run.  Caguas then pulled away with three runs in the eighth.


Round Robin: Day Two


VENEZUELA 15; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4

The Dominican Republic endured a rather forgetful debut in their tournament opener against Venezuela, as los Caribes de Anzoategui took out their opening game frustrations against los Aguilas Cibaenas in a romp.  Venezuela bats exploded for seven doubles, four home runs, and twenty hits overall, against lanzadores Dominicana.



CUBA 5; MEXICO 4

Make that two wins for Cuba, and two losses for Mexico.  Looking to bounce back after their opening day loss against Puerto Rico, Mexico jumped out to a 1-0 first inning lead.  Not unexpectedly, Cuba responded with a pair of runs in the third.  But Mexico stormed back to regain the lead with a trio of runs in the top of the fourth.  However, the game would ultimately change on the arm of Cuban reliever Alain Sanchez.  In relief of Granma starter Yoanni Yera, Sanchez limited Mexico to just one earned run on four hits and no walks over five innings pitched.  As such, Cuba's Alazanes tied the game at four in the seventh, then scored what proved to be the winning run in the eighth.


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